Virtual Bookish Events for May 8-14, 2023
The Virtual Bookish Events Newsletter is sent weekly and events are separated into four categories: For Readers - Free, For Writers - Free, For Readers - Paid, For Writers - Paid.
This newsletter is sponsored by Free Expressions Seminars, The Shape of a Star Podcast and Gathr: Host Bookish Events.
All times are in Eastern so please convert as needed!
For Readers - Free
Monday, May 8, 2023
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
12:00 PM — Ann-Helén Laestadius: Stolen
4:00 PM — Author Talk with Vincent Tirado
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Whitney Hanson & Joey Kidney
7:00 PM — Melissa Blair discusses A SHADOW CROWN! with Aiden Thomas
8:00 PM — Racquel Marie with Jake Maia Arlow: You Don't Have a Shot
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
12:00 PM — Nick Medina: Sisters of the Lost Nation
7:00 PM — A Virtual Evening with Alexandra Auder & Molly Ringwald
7:00 PM — Writers LIVE! Dora Malech & Laura Smith, The American Sonnet
10:00 PM — Story Hour: Jennifer Hudak and Isabel J. Kim
Thursday, May 11, 2023
7:00 PM — Sara Petersen - Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture
Sunday, May 14, 2023
For Writers - Free
Monday, May 8, 2023
7:30 PM — Intensive Editing Masterclass
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
7:00 PM — Structure and Pacing
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Thursday, May 11, 2023
7:30 PM — Getting Started in Digital Storytelling
For Readers - Paid
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
9:00 PM — An Evening with Michio Kaku — starting at $40.00
For Writers - Paid
Monday, May 8, 2023
6:30 PM — Strange Words: Writing with the Lost, Unusual, and Untranslatable — starting at $10.00
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
6:00 PM — Your Two-Sentence Elevator Pitch, Led by Bestselling Author Ann Garvin — starting at $45.00
7:00 PM — Writer's Atelier Presents: How to Turn Your Marvelous Idea Into an Unputdownable Novel with Damyanti Biswas — starting at $50.00
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
2:00 PM — From I to Eye: Weaving Research Into Personal Narrative Writing — starting at $15.00
4:00 PM — Marketing Matters: Sell More Books — starting at $15.00
Nonfiction Writers Conference - 13th Annual Event (3 days) — starting at $197.00
Thursday, May 11, 2023
1:00 PM — Your Novel’s 4 Key Scenes — starting at $25.00
7:15 PM — Motivation Matters: Revolutionize Your Writing One Creative Step at a Time with Wendy H. Jones — starting at $39.00
Friday, May 12, 2023
10:30 AM — Memoir Revision Essentials: Structure & Theme — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Writing Unlikable Characters — starting at $85.00
6:00 PM — Mindful Journaling for Creative Writing — starting at $85.00
Saturday, May 13, 2023
10:00 AM — Editing Essentials for Self-Publishing Authors — starting at $40.00
10:30 AM — Gentle All Genre Generative with Music — starting at $70.00
10:30 AM — Novel Architecture — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Screenwriting Tricks for Fiction Writers — starting at $85.00
10:30 AM — Writing Multilingual Poems — starting at $85.00
11:00 AM — Mastering Self Publishing with Deanna Roy — starting at $119.00
2:30 PM — “Who, What, When, Where, and How” of Copyright Compliance — starting at $30.00
3:00 PM — Essay Writing 101 Zoom Class — starting at $25.00
5:30 PM — Writing from Home(s) with Martha Collins — starting at $124.00
Sunday, May 14, 2023
1:00 PM — Workshop: Prioritizing Your Craft for Writer Moms — starting at $50.00
Disclaimer: Including events in this roundup doesn’t imply an endorsement of the authors, organizations, or events. I do not claim responsibility for the quality or execution of these events.